malleable

The definition of malleable is capable of being shaped or changed, whether physically or mentally.

An example of malleable is a piece of wood that a hammer can reshape.

An example of malleable is a person whose decisions are constantly influenced by her peers' opinions.

A malleable piece of wood.

malleable

adjective

that can be hammered, pounded, or pressed into various shapes without breaking: said of metals

capable of being changed, molded, trained, etc.; adaptable

Origin of malleable

Middle English malliable ; from Medieval Latin malleabilis ; from Classical Latin malleare, to beat with a hammer ; from malleus, a hammer ; from Indo-European base an unverified form mel-, to grind, beat from source mill

From Middle English malliable, borrowed from Late Latin malleÄbilis, derived from malleÄre (“to hammer"), from malleus (“hammer"), from Proto-Indo-European*mal-ni- (“crushing"), an extended variant of Proto-Indo-European*melHâ‚‚- (“crush, grind").